PROP FIRM GUIDE • UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026

Best Prop Firms for News Trading in 2026

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Every firm below lets you hold positions through high-impact news during the evaluation on at least one of its programs; some apply a default news window that a paid add-on removes. Whether you may also open or close trades inside the release window - and what it costs you once funded - differs per firm: the News rule column states the phase, the window and the consequence. Firms that ban news trading outright on their main programs are excluded.

Ranked list (12 firms)

#	Firm	Best for	News rule (phase / window / consequence)	Code	Trustpilot	From	Deal
1	FundingPipsFundingPips rules FundingPips discount code	High-volume traders wanting fast scaling, weekly payouts (Pro)…	Conditional: Holding through news: allowed in Evaluation and on Master. Deliberately trading the news: prohibited in every phase. Master: the FULL profit of a trade opened or closed 5 min before to 5 min after a Restricted release or speech on the affected currency is deducted (10 min either side on accounts bought before 28 Sep 2026); trades opened 5+ hours earlier keep their profit. Zero: any position inside +/-10 min = hard breach.	`FHFUNDED`	4.4	$29	Get deal →
2	FundedNextFundedNext rules FundedNext discount code	Big winners — no consistency cap on any Stellar CFD product on the standard payout…	Conditional: Hold or trade: free in every Challenge phase. Funded FundedNext Account: a trade opened or closed 5 min before to 5 min after a listed high-impact event keeps only 40% of its profit (losses count 100%); no breach. Futures: unrestricted.	`PFDEALS`	4.5	$29.99	Get deal →
3	Finotive FundingFinotive Funding discount code	Traders who want static DD + on-demand first payout + scalable up to multi-million…	All phases, no window: Allowed	`PFDEALS`	—	$12.5	Get deal →
4	E8 MarketsE8 Markets discount code	Traders who want to pick their own risk shape…	All phases, no window: Unrestricted in the challenge stage on all three products. E8 Pro and E8 Signature state news trading stays unrestricted on the performance account too.	`FHFUNDED`	—	$32	Get deal →
5	Tradeify FXTradeify FX rules Tradeify FX discount code	MT5 traders who want one-time pricing and frequent payouts: Classic for a static floor…	Conditional: Evaluation accounts (Daily, Classic): no restriction. Funded accounts on every plan (Daily, Classic, Direct, Pro) and Live accounts: from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a high-impact (red-folder) event in the dashboard calendar you may not open, close, modify (incl. moving SL/TP) or have a pending order execute on instruments tied to the event currency/country - a USD event also covers gold, silver, US indices, oil, BTC and ETH. Holding through the window is allowed but the position cannot be touched. Profit on any trade that opens, closes or triggers in the window is deducted (losses stay); repeated or serious violations can mean a breach and a ban from Tradeify FX and Tradeify 247. A margin stop-out is not a violation.	`PFD`	4.5	$55	Get deal →
6	FintokeiFintokei discount code	EU/Asia traders wanting JPY/CZK payouts; experienced traders for ProTrader 80% split…	All phases, no window: Allowed — no restrictions on trading during high-volatility news events	`PFDEALS`	4.3	$34	Get deal →
7	The5ers	Slow consistent growth with no time limits…	Conditional: No bracket strategies around news (Pro Growth, Hyper Growth, Bootcamp); 2-min no-execution buffer around high-impact news (High Stakes, Summer Plan); otherwise allowed; no news restriction (Futures)	`N9BKR`	4.7	$19	Get deal →
8	City Traders Imperium	Algo/EA traders (the 1-Step takes third-party EAs and Martingale)…	All phases, no window: Allowed on every program, no time-window restrictions	`PFDEALS`	4.3	$29	Get deal →
9	Blue Guardian	Tight-DD swing traders who want a static-drawdown 2-step…	Conditional: 5-min buffer around high-impact (funded restricted; challenge allowed)	`NOV30`	3.1	$26.66	Get deal →
10	AquaFunded	Best splits on 2-Step Pro; experienced traders comfortable with bi-weekly payouts	Conditional: Allowed (profit from trades opened or closed within 5 min of high-impact news capped at 0.5% of starting balance per payout cycle)	`WELCOME`	—	$20	Get deal →
11	Audacity Capital	High-volatility strategies that need 7.5% daily and unlimited time…	Conditional: News trading and weekend holding are allowed, but you may not open, close (TP, SL or manual) or add to positions within 3 minutes before or after a high-impact news release or speech - on every program, per the firm's trading guidelines. Pre-news one-sided positioning (pending orders set shortly before major announcements to exploit the move) is also prohibited.	`14th`	—	$49	Get deal →
12	FunderProFunderPro rules FunderPro coupon code	Daily/Weekly payout flexibility, ECN-style trading	Conditional: Challenge phases: allowed. Funded: no trades or open positions on affected assets 2 min either side of listed releases, unless you buy the Swing add-on. Instant: Swing add-on required.	`MATCH`	—	$69	Get deal →

Firms we have an affiliate agreement with are listed first, six of them at the top of that group; within each group, firms are ranked by our editorial tier and Trustpilot rating. Trustpilot figures are estimates from our research, not live-fetched. Always confirm current rules and pricing on the firm's official site before buying.

Frequently asked questions

Why do prop firms restrict news trading?

News spikes create slippage and gap risk that can blow drawdown limits in seconds, and some firms want to avoid traders gaming predictable releases. Firms that allow it give event-driven traders far more flexibility.

Can I hold trades through NFP or FOMC?

On the firms above, generally yes on the evaluation phase — but funded-account rules can differ (some cap the share of profit earned during news windows). Always confirm the funded-phase news rule on the firm page before trading a release.

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